If a Taxpayer Cannot Satisfy the Three-Out-Of-Five Year Presumption Test

question 22

True/False

If a taxpayer cannot satisfy the three-out-of-five year presumption test associated with hobby losses, then expenses from the activity cannot be deducted in excess of the gross income from the activity.

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Definitions:

Kidneys

Organs in the human body that filter waste products from the blood to be excreted as urine.

Urethra

The tube that carries urine from the bladder to be expelled outside the body.

Trigone

A triangular area located in the urinary bladder, situated between the openings of the ureters and the urethra, which remains stable while the rest of the bladder expands or contracts.

Bladder

A hollow organ in the lower abdomen that stores urine before it is expelled from the body.